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Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual assault, Stalking, War
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Gore, Abandonment
Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Classism
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder
Minor: Kidnapping, Gaslighting
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Kidnapping, Gaslighting
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Classism
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting
All-in-all, Sarah J. Maas has rekindled a dying spark for fantasy novels that was inside of me. As someone who loved the genre as a kid, I don't know what part of adulthood beat that draw out of me, but I am so grateful for SJM's writing which led me to rediscover the genre.
Drawing hugely from Beauty and Beast, while calling on other folktales and fairy tales throughout, A Court of Thorns and Roses has everything a fantasy reader needs to enjoy a well-written story that lays a solid foundation for the rest of the ever-growing series. With an instantly loveable main character and a story that takes off from page one, ACOTAR follows a proven-to-work plot formula that culminates with a dramatic event and ends with a cliffhanger that leaves the reader wanting more immediately.
During my re-read, oh, how my opinions changed. When I first read the book, I flew through it and didn't annotate one page; however, I came armed to my re-read with my tabs and a pen which was an exciting experience. And I love that my experience with the book was completely different.
As I continue my re-read, I am excited to see how my opinions continue to evolve. And I think the ability of a book to do that speaks volumes. It's not just about picking up on small details that I missed during the first read-through but having differing opinions on entire character arcs and plot devices. During my re-read of ACOTAR, I felt like I was reading an entirely different book than I did the first time. And that is proof of a great piece of writing and a talented author.
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting